A Little Discipline Never Hurt Anyone
A Little Discipline Never Hurt Anyone
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat file this dispatch from the political right wing frontier.
The Right-Wing Authoritarian Lite believes a little discipline never hurt anyone, ideally everyone, ideally on a Tuesday. Our editor Alan Nafzger, of The London Prat, files these field notes on the Right-Wing Authoritarian Lite mindset, with help from the Home Office and the UK Judiciary.
Twenty Things You Learn Watching Right-Wing Authoritarian Lite In The Wild
- Has explained that he is not authoritarian, just structured.
- Refers to public order the way some men refer to a beloved dog they cannot quite control.
- Believes any meeting can be improved by a really firm chair.
- Has a fantasy in which a no-nonsense minister is appointed and the trains are early.
- Refers to dissent as a sort of weather to be managed.
- Considers any march evidence of a missing committee.
- Has a binder of public order legislation.
- Refers to the police as our tireless colleagues, with footnotes.
- Believes any new freedom should be tested for civic strain.
- Has explained, at a wedding, that the toast is to the rule of law.
- Refers to the BBC as the broadcaster that needs structure.
- Considers any social media platform a sort of unsupervised garage.
- Has a soft spot for compulsory ID and a harder one for compulsory tea.
- Refers to the courts as the last firm room.
- Believes any youth movement is structurally a future Home Office problem.
- Has a fantasy in which The Spectator runs a piece titled the case for discipline.
- Refers to mass demonstrations as the open-air discontent.
- Considers any judge accused of leniency a small case study.
- Has explained that he is not, in fact, a fan of dictators, just of order.
- Believes the cure for the country is a slightly louder police officer with kindness in his eyes.
Closing Note From The Editor
If any of the above sounds familiar, you have been to a Tory dinner, a Reform UK rally, or a slightly tense Christmas. More dispatches at govna.uk and the parent site prat.uk. For a second opinion that is also wrong, see Private Eye.
SOURCE: https://prat.uk/category/politics/
SOURCE: The London Prat